photo by: National Weather Service in Topeka

As much as 2 inches of snow and sleet was reported near Clinton Lake on March 7, 2022. Blue markers indicate data reported by volunteers trained by the National Weather service in Topeka.

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies have responded to 27 weather-related noninjury or minor-injury accidents since sleet and snow began falling on Sunday afternoon, the office said Monday.

One notable accident was a semitrailer that rolled over Sunday night. Around 7:50 p.m., two people were taken by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical to the hospital after their semitrailer slid on the ice, then off the north side of the road, coming to rest on its side. The truck was going eastbound in the 500 block of U.S. Highway 56.

The 66-year-old male driver and the 57-year-old female passenger were taken to Stormont Vail hospital in Topeka with nonlife-threatening injuries, said George Diepenbrock, a spokesman with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported one noninjury or minor-injury accident in Douglas County, according to the KHP crash log.

Snowfall totals in Lawrence reached as much as 2 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Monday was expected to be the coldest day of the week, but more precipitation could fall Thursday and Friday mornings, said meteorologist Matt Flanagan with the National Weather Service in Topeka.

“Temperatures look cold enough to support snow but just how much at this point is still up in the air,” Flanagan said.

Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be sunny with highs in the 40s before dropping into the 20s late Wednesday.

The chance for precipitation is 30% Thursday morning, increasing to a 60% chance Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.